Those belting out show tunes might not realize this piano bar marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.

A stunning mosque owes its design to an Ottoman ruler nicknamed "the Butcher."

This subterranean funicular is one of the world's smallest subways.

A beautiful 1920s tower filled with local hidden gems.

Tiny artwork tucked within glass letterboxes form this hidden gem of an art gallery.

Australia's largest medical museum featuring a 19th-century pharmacy.

A series of caves within the gorge hold artifacts from the Stone Age.

The abandoned tower is the last remnant of Lusaka's first major power plant.

This natural wonderland is a unique chance to explore a Carolina bay, a mysterious geological formation of unknown origin.

This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.

Now abandoned, this stone church was part of the missionary efforts that initiated the Christianization of Zambia.

One of the largest concentrations of rock paintings in Southern Africa.

A stone memorial marks the spot where the fighting of World War I finally ceased—three days after the armistice was signed in Europe.

This fascinating cave is packed with prehistoric rock art and Stone Age tools.

The petrified remains of 150-million-year-old trees can be seen in and among the houses of the local villagers.

An obelisk marks the spot where a British explorer's heart was buried before the rest of his body was transported to England.

Based on a real event, the statue is dedicated to those who fought and died for Zambia's independence.

The skull of an ancient hominid was discovered at this spot.

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

In an arboretum with hundreds of memorials to the fallen, this one might be the most poignant.

The most remote tree in the world is more than 170 miles from its nearest neighbor.

Zambia's smallest national park is home to one of the world's largest annual mammal migrations.

This unusual rock formation looks like an apple that has been neatly sliced in half.

Edison's cast-in-place concrete houses were a failure, but way ahead of their time.